Volume 17 Number 6, June 2022 

Editorial

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Empowering Industry and Transforming Society Towards Sustainable Development

[su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]LEE YEE YONG[/su_tooltip] AND [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]TING SIM NEE[/su_tooltip]

Original Article

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Modelling the Effect of Wood and Maize Cob-derived Biochar Application on Soil Dynamics and Maize Growth for Sustainable Agriculture

[su_tooltip text=”Department of Chemical Engineering and Energy Sustainability, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]IVY AI WEI TAN[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Chemical Engineering and Energy Sustainability, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]MIN CHONG TAN[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Chemical Engineering and Energy Sustainability, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]DANIEL HONG HENG SIM[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]LEONARD LIK PUEH LIM[/su_tooltip] AND [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]SUK FUN CHIN[/su_tooltip]

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Prototype Development of Knowledge-based System for Low-Volume Rural Roads in Sarawak

[su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Malaysia, Programme of Civil Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]BUKING RON ALDRINO CHAN @ RON[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Programme of Civil Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]BORHAN MUHAMAD NAZRI[/su_tooltip] AND [su_tooltip text=”Programme of Civil Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]RAHMAT RIZA ATIQ ABDULLAH O. K.[/su_tooltip]

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The Feasibility Study of Evaporation Cooling Using Porous Materials

[su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]LEE YEE YONG[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]ATHILIA ABDULLAH[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]TING SIM NEE[/su_tooltip] AND [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]LEE YEONG HUEI[/su_tooltip]

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Site Specific Rainfall Temporal Pattern (RTP) for Sustainable Development of Kuching City, Sarawak, Malaysia

[su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]BONG CHARLES HIN JOO[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]JOSEP ABIGAIL[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Irrigation and Drainage Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]RUJI EDNA MATTHEW[/su_tooltip] AND [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Science and Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]GABDA DARMESAH[/su_tooltip]

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Determination of Suitable Biochar Precursor as Alternative for Enabling Access to Clean Water Supply in Rural Areas

[su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]KARLVIN JUNGAN[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]LEONARD LIK PUEH LIM[/su_tooltip] AND [su_tooltip text=”Department of Chemical Engineering and Energy Sustainability, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]IVY AI WEI TAN[/su_tooltip]

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Effectiveness Validation on Existing Design Equations for the Sustainable Design of Masonry Building Retrofits

[su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]XAVIER LANGIT UJAN[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]ABDUL RAZAK ABDUL KARIM[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]NORAZZLINA M.SA’DON[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Development and Innovation Division, Forest Department Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]TENG XIN YAO[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]PIERRE QUENNEVILLE[/su_tooltip] AND [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Civil Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]NUR LIZA RAHIM[/su_tooltip]

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Mechanical Performance of Polypropylene Fibre Reinforced Mortar Incorporating Palm Oil Fuel Ash

[su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]RAUDHAH AHMADI[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]MOHD SYUKRY SAIFUL[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]IDAWATI ISMAIL[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]MOHAMAD ABDUL MANNAN[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Higher College of Technology, Faculty of Engineering Technology and Science Dubai, Dubai, UAE” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]AHMED ABDULLAHI[/su_tooltip] AND [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]NORSUZAILINA MOHAMED SUTAN[/su_tooltip]

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Occurrence and Impact Analysis for Time-related Risks in Malaysia Public Infrastructure Projects

[su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]TING SIM NEE[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]JARIT BEATRICE[/su_tooltip] AND [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]LEE YEE YONG[/su_tooltip]

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Quantification Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste as an Evaluation Apropos of Sustainable Waste Management in Kuching

[su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia, Trienekens (Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd., Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]YU WEE LEE[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]SOH FONG LIM,[/su_tooltip] [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia, Trienekens (Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd., Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]TEO PANG CHOW[/su_tooltip] AND [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]DAVID SING NGIE CHUA[/su_tooltip]

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Mechanical Properties Study of Durio zibethinus Skin Fiber Reinforced Polyethylene Composite

[su_tooltip text=”Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]HOO TIEN NICHOLAS KUAN[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]SAM LAW PEK KEE[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]MAHSHURI YUSOF[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]TING SIM NEE[/su_tooltip] AND [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]NG CHEE KHOON[/su_tooltip]

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Adaptive Energy Management Strategy for Sustainable Operation of Hybrid Electric Vehicle

[su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]MOHAMAD FAIZRIZWAN MOHD SABRI[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]MAIMUN HUJA HUSIN[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]SHAMSIAH SUHAILI[/su_tooltip] AND [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]SHARIFAH MASNIAH WAN MASRA[/su_tooltip]

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Strength Performance on Stabilisation of Sarawak Soils Using Geocrete® Technology

[su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia, GeoCrete Specialist Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]ATIQAH ZAKARIA[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]NORAZZLINA M.SA’DON[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]ABDUL RAZAK ABDUL KARIM[/su_tooltip] AND [su_tooltip text=”GeoCrete Specialist Sdn. Bhd., Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]ZORAN DJUMIC[/su_tooltip]

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Environmental Assessment of StormPav Green Pavement for Stormwater Management

[su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]NORAZLINA BATENI[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]NUR SAKINAH MOHD FATHIL[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]ROSMINA AHMAD BUSTAMI[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]SAI HIN LAI[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]M A MANNAN[/su_tooltip] AND [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]DARRIEN YAU SENG MAH[/su_tooltip]

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Towards Campus Sustainability: Estimating on-campus Vehicle CO2 Emissions in UNIMAS

[su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]MOHAMAD RADUAN KABIT[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]JEFFERY TING LEE SIONG[/su_tooltip] AND [su_tooltip text=”Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]ABDULLAH YASSIN[/su_tooltip]

Short Communication

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Field Data Analysis of Home-based Stormwater on-site Detention System

[su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]JOHNNY ONG KING NGU[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]DARRIEN YAU SENG MAH[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]SITI NOOR LINDA TAIB[/su_tooltip] AND [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia” position=”bottom” background=”#a7a0a9″ font_size=”12″ behavior=”click”]MD ABDUL MANNAN[/su_tooltip]